The World Health Organization’s cancer agency has found no conclusive evidence that coffee causes cancer but that drinking very hot […]
Continue readingepidemiology
IARC review on red & processed meat – In the News
The release of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)’s review of meat and cancer risk has dominated the […]
Continue readingSiouxsie Wiles on the future of science
In her regular science slot, Dr Siouxsie Wiles talks on Radio New Zealand’s Nine to Noon about the special ‘Future […]
Continue readingYoung fatherhood and midlife death – Expert reaction
Becoming a dad before the age of 25 is linked to a heightened risk of dying early in middle age, […]
Continue readingPeanuts linked to lower heart disease deaths – experts respond
Eating more peanuts is associated with a reduced risk of early death, especially from heart disease, according to a new […]
Continue readingEbola becoming airborne – experts respond
Media coverage around the continuing Ebola outbreak has questioned whether or not the virus could in future change its mode […]
Continue readingFirst case of Ebola in United States – experts respond
The first imported case of Ebola in the US has been confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]
Continue readingEbola screening at NZ airports – experts respond
Screening of at-risk passengers will begin at airports as part of increased efforts to prevent Ebola reaching New Zealand undetected, […]
Continue readingWHO meeting to address growing Ebola outbreak
As the number of cases of Ebola in West Africa continues to rise, the World Health Organization (WHO) plans to hold a two-day […]
Continue readingMarrying your cousin increases birth defect risk, but only slightly
New research published today in The Lancet confirms that the two main factors associated with an increased risk of babies […]
Continue reading